Notable Deaths in 2020

Shimura Ken, in makeup, performs a classic pose at a DVD sales event in September 2008. (© Jiji)

Ōbayashi Nobuhiko during a December 2017 interview with Nippon.com.

Yokota Shigeru and his wife Sakie hold a photograph of their daughter Megumi in September 2012. (© Jiji)

Yamamoto Kansai delighted spectators with energetic performances in the “Hello Japan!!” fashion show in March 2013. (© Jiji)

Takada Kenzō with fellow designer Koshino Junko, at left, at a September 2016 event launching the Seven and I private brand. (© Jiji)